Well once again March Madness is upon us (and I don't mean the AIG bonuses) Here are the teams in as close a version of the brackets that I can come up with. I'll keep you posted (no pun intended) on how it all goes. Tuesday it all started for real. Morehead State (#16) qualified to play Louisville (#1) in the mid-west region on Friday. In the history of the NCAA tournament no #16 team has ever beaten a #1. Last Tuesday Morehead State won the right to face Louisville: Morehead State 58
Alabama State 43.
My favorites are Michigan, Conn., Temple and Texas. Well we'll see.
Opening Round Game
March 17
16Alabama St. 58
16Morehead St. 43
Sorry for the failure to complete the weekend's activity. We were in Boulder, Colo. Saturday/Sunday and didn't have internet access. Yesterday we arrived in Denver (the Grand (sic) Hiatt Hotel) were we found out that we had to pay ($9.99 per day) for internet access. We reluctantly decided to pay, but learned several significant lessons: (1) After I bitched at them about the lousy customer relations this ripoff this charge represented, they decided to give us one day access free (of course it should all be free; (2) We should always ascertain whether a hotel charges for internet access and if it does we should simply stay somewhere else; (3) When I was bitching to the desk-person an about the access charge, he said when other hotels in Denver began charging for access, the Hiatt also did. The Hiatt, if it were really concerned about its patrons, it could have decided to stand up and not charge for access. Wouldn't that have been a great marketing decision. Always acceding to the worst decisions of your business competitors isn't a smart way of doing business. In sum, always bitch, you might get something free and always check on free or pay internet access before choosing a hotel.
Well, anyway, here's the weekend at a glance. I hope to do better next weekend. Thursday & Friday we'll be in Lincoln, Neb. and Saturday (3/28) back to home sweet access.
MIDWEST
1 Louisville 74
16Morehead St 54 Louisville 79
8 Ohio St. 72 Siena 72 Louisville
9 Siena 74 (2OT)
5 Utah 71
12 Arizona 84 Arizona 71 Arizona
4 Wake Forest 69 Wake Forest 57
13 Cleveland St. 84
6 West Virginia 60
11 Dayton 68 Dayton 43
3 Kansas 84 Kansas 60 Kansas
14N. Dakota St. 74
7Boston Coll. 55
10Southern Cal. 72 Southern Cal. 69 Michigan St.
2Michigan St. 77 Michigan St. 74
15Robert Morris 62
WEST
Thursday
1 Connecticut 103
16 Chatanooga 47 Connecticut 92
8 BYU 66 Texas A&M 66 Connecticut (Thurs. 7:07 PM)
9 Texas A&M 79
5 Purdue 61
12 Northern Iowa 56 Purdue 76 Purdue
4 Washington 71 Washington 74
13 Mississippi St 58
Friday:
6 Marquette 58
11 Utah State 57 Marquette 79
3 Missouri 78 Missouri 83 Missouri
14 Cornell 59
Thursday:
7 California 71
10 Maryland 84 Maryland 70 Memphis (Thurs. 9:37 PM)
2 Memphis 81 Memphis 89
15 Calif St Northridge 70
EAST
Friday:
1Pittsburgh 72
16E. Tenn. St. 62 Pittsburgh 84
8Oklahoma St. 77 Oklahoma St. 76 Pittsburgh (Thurs 7:27 PM)
9Tennessee 75
5Florida St. 59
12Wisconsin 61 (OT) Wisconsin 49 Xavier
4Xavier 77 Xavier 60
13Portland St. 59
Thursday:
6UCLA 62
11Va Comm 54 UCLA 69
3Villanova 80
14American 67 Villanova 89 Villanova (Thurs 9:57PM)
7Texas 76
10Minnesota 62 Texas 69 Duke
2Duke 86 Duke 74
15Binghamton 54
SOUTH
Thursday:
1North Carolina 101
16Radford 58 No. Carolina 84 No. Carolina
8LSU 75 LSU 70
9Butler 71
5Illinois 72
12Western Ky. 76 Western Ky. 81 Gonzaga
4Gonzaga 77 Gonzaga 83
13Akron 64
Friday:
6Arizona St. 66
11Temple 57 Arizona St. 67
3Syracuse 59 Syracuse 78 Syracuse
14Steph. F. Austin 44
Thursday:
7Clemson 59
10Michigan 62 Michigan 63 Oklahaoma
2Oklahoma 82 Oklahoma 73
15Morgan St 54.
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